Handbook of the birds of Cyprus and migrants of the Middle East.
Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1971. Octavo, 27 colour plates by D. M. Reid-Henry, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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Identifying British insects and arachnids: an annotated bibliography of key works.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, laminated boards. A reference work providing an annotated bibliography of key works on insect groups. It provides descriptions of all groups, the most useful and up-to-date references for each and notes on their coverage and relevance. Also contains a chapter on the best use... More
Hominoid evolution and climatic change in Europe, volume two: phylogeny of the Neogene hominoid primates of Eurasia.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This volume explores hominoid evolution in Eurasia during the Miocene. What is the place of Europe in the origin of humankind? Whilst our earliest human ancestors may have come out of Africa, many of our more... More
Observing British and European mammals.
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1989. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. More
Tracks and signs of the birds of Britain and Europe: an identification guide.
London: Christopher Helm, 1999. Octavo, paperback, colour plates, text illustrations. More
Butterflies and moths in Britain and Europe.
London: Heinemann, 1982. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Mark Carwardine's guide to whale watching in Britain and Europe.
London: New Holland, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. The first book of its kind covering Britain and Europe, Mark Carwardine's Guide to whalewatching is the definitive guide to watching whales, dolphins and porpoises in those waters. A fascinating introduction to whales and whalewatching is followed by a.... More
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic [BWP], volume one: Ostrich to ducks.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. Quarto, colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is one of the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species. Each... More
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic [BWP], volume two: Hawks to bustards.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1987. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic [BWP], volume one: Ostrich to ducks.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1986. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, maps, other illustrations. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species. Each breeding species is... More
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic [BWP], volume one: Ostrich to ducks.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1977. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species... More
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic [BWP], volume three: Waders to gulls.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. Quarto, colour plates, maps, other illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
A birdwatching guide to France North of the Loire including Corsica.
Chelmsford: Arlequin Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Divided into regions of Brittany; Normandy and the Channel Coast; Paris; North Central; South Central; and The Mountainous East with a number of birdwatching areas for each. More
A treatise on the Common Sole (Solea vulgaris), considered both as an organism and a commodity.
Plymouth: Published by the Association, 1890. Quarto, 23 chromolithographs. Publisher's burgundy cloth, a few flecks, otherwise a fine copy. More
Photographic guide to birds of Britain and Europe.
London: Hamlyn, 1988. Quarto, 1,300 colour photographs, 465 maps, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Francois Péron: an impetuous life.
Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, 2006. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In 1800 François Péron, an ambitious young medical student not long released from the French revolutionary army, gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australian waters. As his colleagues either deserted or died, he..... More
An analysis of the Eurasian and Australian Neptini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1969. Octavo, wrappers, three plates, text illustrations, wrappers. More
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian mammals 1758 to 1946.
London: British Museum, 1951. Quarto, folding map, library stamps. More
Sea-birds: an introduction to the natural history of the sea-birds of the North Atlantic.
London: Collins, 1989. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy. New Naturalist Number 28. More
The birds of Cyprus: an annotated checklist.
Tring: British Ornithologists' Union, (1992. second edition). Octavo, paperback, illustrations, maps. BOU Checklist 6. In addition to including the latest records and distribution data, this fully revised edition also includes photographs and location maps for the first time. Initial chapters cover the history of Cypriot ornithology, geography, geology, climate and... More
Heligoland as an ornithological laboratory. The result of fifty years' experience.
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1895. Octavo, frontispiece portrait, illustrations in text. Publisher's cloth, hinge cracked otherwise very good copy. A classic early study of bird migration. Casey Wood p. 352. More
Seven-language thesaurus of European animals.
London: Chapman and Hall, [c.1990]. Octavo, fine set in dustwrappers. This dictionary contains, in more than 12,000 separate entries, about 150,000 names of animals occurring in the area of zoogeographical Europe. All headwords are in Latin, arranged alphabetically; they are followed by their equivalents in German, English, French, Hungarian, Spanish and Russian. More
An atlas of the birds of the Western Palaearctic.
London: Collins, 1982. Octavo, maps, illustrations, fine copy in worn dustwrapper. More
Die stammesgeschichte der insekten.
Frankfurt: Verlag von Waldemar Kramer, 1969. Octavo, illustrations, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper, small bookseller's stamp. More
The work of Jacques le Moyne de Morgues: a Huguenot artist in France, Florida and England.
London: British Museum, 1977. Quarto, two volumes, 144 plates. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, inscribed by the author for Margaret Stones, with her bookplate. Volume 1: Foreword, catalogue and introductory studies. Volume 2: The plates. More